Teaching to resistance and refusal: feminist pedagogical engagements in the UK Higher Education classroom

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Gibbs, J. and Lehtonen, A. 2020. Teaching to resistance and refusal: feminist pedagogical engagements in the UK Higher Education classroom. MAI: Feminism & Visual Culture. 5 (Winter).
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TitleTeaching to resistance and refusal: feminist pedagogical engagements in the UK Higher Education classroom
AuthorsGibbs, J. and Lehtonen, A.
Abstract

Critical feminist pedagogies have sought to emphasise the productive capacity of emotion in the classroom—from joy and curiosity to anger, discomfort, and guilt—alongside positioning refusal and resistance as necessary aspects of transformative learning and social justice. In this article, we offer speculative reflections on moments of classroom resistance and refusal within the limits of the broader institutional life of UK Higher Education (HE). Using an anecdotal method, we discuss the complexity of defining, knowing and assessing the meaning—let alone the productivity—of student resistance and refusal. Our reflections point towards the limiting effects of institutional practices on effective and inclusive teaching in the increasingly precarious UK HE context.

PublisherMAI: Feminism & Visual Culture
JournalMAI: Feminism & Visual Culture
ISSN2003-167X
Publication dates
Online27 Jan 2020
PrintJan 2020
Publication process dates
Deposited13 Mar 2020
Accepted21 Oct 2019
Output statusPublished
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The author's accepted manuscript version is made available as permitted by the publisher. The published version of the article is available online: https://maifeminism.com/teaching-to-resistance-and-refusal-feminist-...

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